dispuso a los niños de dos en doshe lined up the children in twos;dispuso los cubiertos sobre la mesahe set out the cutlery on the table;dispón las sillas en círculoset out o arrange the chairs in a circle

dispuso cerrar todas las puertashe ordered all the doors to be shut;el general dispuso que no saliera nadiethe general gave orders that o ordered that nobody was to go out;el médico dispuso que guardara camathe doctor ordered that she should stay in bed;se dispuso que debía abandonar el paísit was decreed that he should leave the country;mis padres lo han dispuesto asímy parents have decided that it should be that way;el juez ha dispuesto que tenía que pagar la multathe judge ruled o decreed o ordered that he must pay the fine

disponer de algo(tener)to have sth (at one's disposal);no dispongo de dinero suficienteI don't have enough money (at my disposal);disponemos de muy poco tiempothere is very little time available (to us);we have very little time (at our disposal);los medios de que disponemosthe means available to us;the means at our disposal;dispone de coche propiohe has his own car;dispone de quince días para apelaryou have fifteen days to appeal

disponerse a hacer algo(estar a punto de)to be about to do sth;(decidir)to resolve to do sth;en ese momento nos disponíamos a salirat that moment we were about to go out;me dispuse a cumplir con mi deberI resolved to do my duty

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